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THE CLARION-LEDGER, JACKSON WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1953 PAGE 16 nrM iupBwymimi. iiii.ni i. mil 1 College Youth Is Found Dead Old Head Injury Blamed For Death POPLARVTLL.ir:. TVh 17 TPii iff 0m Mayes St. To Get New Water Main The city council approved Tuesday the immediate laying of some 200 feet of 12 inch water main westward down Mayes street to connect with some 10-inch' lines running north and south on Livingston road.

The laying of the new main will form a loop which will greatly increase the water pressure in the area, Commissioner Chalmers W. Alexander said. He explained that the added water pressure was needed to permit adequate fire protection for the area. Groundhogs are marmots. PROCEEDS FROM The March of Dimes Fashion Show sponsored by the Jackson Jaycettes are turned over to the Foundation by Mrs.

B. J. Johnson, (right), president of the group. Receiving the check for $1130.50 is J. Cooner Campbell, chairman of the Hinds county March of Dimes, while Mrs.

J. E. Roundtree, executive secretary, looks on. THE POLICE OPEN HOUSE WAS eagerly attended by these 50 Central High Student Council members. As the governing body at Central, they were dismissed from classes Tuesday morning to observe how the city officials protected the citizens.

Here they are being shown the different type weapons used by the police in fighting crime. This week is "Crime Prevention" week at Central, and the open house tied in nicely with the theme being stressed. (Photo by. Cliff Bingham Stands Pat On Taxes, Btirffet--- President Is Not Considering China Blockade Or Embargo By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON.

Feb. 17 President Eisenhower said today he supposes government departments are looking into the question of a naval blockade or em 5 -A't A A JOHNNY BAKER center, is the new president of the Jackson Used Car Dealers association, with Stan McKinnon, left, vice-president, and Ed Bridges, right, secretary-treasurer. New Aircoach Service For Delta Air Lines ATLANTA, Feb. 17 (INS) The Civil Aeronautics Board Monday approved an application of Delta Airlines to inaugurate aircoach ser- vice between Atlanta and Dallas via Birmingham, Jackson a Shreveport, the air line announced tonight. I L.

C. Parker, vice-president inishowet? not one. failinS mark. The let The Chips Foil Where They May ly PURSER HEWITT CI MAWMNY MISSISSIPPI! Some children have to learn good manners without seeing -any. Friends eyed J.

D. BALL strangely as he sat in I. H. HELM'6 barber chair, reading a magazine. for he was holding the magazine upside down, and studying it intently.

We all relaxed when it was he was involved in solving some riddles, the answers to which had been printed upside dawn for the 6ake of temporary concealment. THEROX PRESTON Two important men in Jackson are named WATKINS, first initial But they are not both named TOM, as we had been informed. The Jackson Rotary club president is THERON PRESTON WATKINS. familiarly known as and the young lawyer, former Legion commander, is THOMAS HENRY WATKINS. So be it.

TULIPS FOR TOM A large number of folks have thanked us for running TOM ETHRIDGE's essay-poem story on the mule in last Friday's paper, reproducing his column which appears all over Mississippi in weekly newspapers. Among these is W. L. HARDIN, of 1441 Central street, who liked it very much, and who added to the "mule" string with this observation: you know the mule" is a product of animal "racial" mixed breeding, is sterile, has no pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity, and is the symbol of the Democratic party?" TO THE POINT The judge told the defendant sternly: "I can't think of anything worse than a man beating up his wife. What made you do it?" "Well." spoke up the man.

'she kept saying, "Hit me, go ahead hit me and I'll have you brought before that bald-headed old baboon in court and he'll fix vou up." "Case." declared the "dismissed." Harold Heifer HELP, MR. DONAHOE A Crystal Springs resident employed at Mississippi Products, calls our attention to the fact that his company publication. The Cabineteer. ran the Ten Seconds to Live" article we used Monday, many months Maybe TROY DONAHOE can get jis back on the mailing list where we used to be. but from which we.

got unceremoniously dumped some months back. SOME WISE NOTIONS When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he had $601 in the bank. These days it takes more than that to become a town aidsrman or a city commissioner). miserable cannot be a purely personal affair. Like the mumps, it spreads to the rest of the household.

is like a tack. He must be point--ed in the right direction, driven hard and then he will go as far as his head will let him. is like insurance. The older you get. the more it costs you.

trouble with handing ourselves a bouquet is that the flowers usually look like weeds to the other person. the grass grow under your feet just means mower trouble. best way to break a bad habit is to drop it this country needs is more people raising beans and fewer persons spilling There Is a theory that it is easier to go through the pangs of house-cleaning than to stay dirty. This is an exclusively feminine theory. NO-SNOW WINTER We have a' little rhyme which has been saved for the day we would have a little-snow, but the snow we've had this winter has been so little, only traces two or three times.

and spring is coming on so fast, we've decided to use it right here for somebody's scrapbook: SNOW STAR walked upon a lonely street With steps the tired know. When soft upon my sleeve there fell A pointed flake of snow. -In solitary loveliness The perfect crystal lay A star that knew, a moment's form, Then blurred and slipped away. But beauty thronged the lonely place, My feet were heaven-shod, I held, just for a breath, A little star from God! Anna Balmer Myers HAPPY BIRTHDAY Many happy returns of the day on Wednesday to: GEORGE VILLAR J. CECIL JENKINS.

JAMES M. R. DUN AWAY. REV. SETH GRANBERRY, Vicksburg.

A LAMP UNTO OUR FEET "Defraud ye not one the ether, except it be with con-seat for a time, that ye may five yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt yon not for your incontinence." I Corinthians 7:5. ASH WEDNESDAY Today the Lenten season starts. Devotion fills the souls and hearts Of Christian folk, who far and wide Will 'keep Lent' and will set aside Their pleasures, and give -up the use Of things they prize without excuse. They'll go to church and last and pray These feeven weeks till Easter Day. neral services will cnnrtnrfrf at the First Baptist church here at 2 D.m.

Wednesriav fnr TYirrt 90. year-old Pearl River college sophomore who was found dead in his bedroom early Tuesday by his mouier wnen sne went to see wny he had not come in to breakfast after calling him. The Rev. Clyde Gordon, pastor, will officiate assisted by the Rev. I.

H. Sells, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial will be in the Pop-la rville cemetery. Dr. L.

O. Stewart upon being called to the Ford home stated that the youth had died of cerebral hemorrhage. Young Ford sustained a head injury a number of years ago when he was kicked by a mule. Ford was one of the most likeable VOlincr TTlPn in Rrhnnl rfnrinor his high school career here. He siarrea in DasicetDau and baseball and was a star on the American Legion junior baseball team.

He was the son of Mrs. Dixie Ford, a teacher in the Poplarville high school and the lat Mr 'PnrH mhn taught at Pearl River college. He Variety Show Is Set At Millsaps Wed. Citizens of Jackson will be third parties on an American Honeymoon Wednesday night at Millsaps College when Sigma Lambda, campus womens leadership sorority, presents the annual student-directed Varsity Show. Scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.

m. in the Christian Center auditorium, the show will co-star Edna Khayat of Moss Point and Jimmy Allen, Jackson, as the newlyweds taking a romantic trip across the nation. Fred Delong, of Tutwiler is Master of Ceremonies for the Varsity Show. Serving as Co-Directors are Jo Ann Bratton, Greenville, a i Cecilo Brown, Jackson. Students working behind scenes for the success of the Varsity Show are George Reid, Indianola, scenery; Barbara Myers, Greenwood, publicity; Ewin Gaby, Jackson, lighting; Nona Ewing, Tupelo, costumes; Annabelle Crisler and Glen-na Goodwin, Jackson, a up; and Janie Haining, Yazoo City, props.

The public is invited to attend the Varsity Show Wednesday ev ening. Admission will be 60c for adults and 40c for students. John S. Robinson Dies In His Home John Spence Robinson, 18. died at the family residence.

125 Keener Ave. late Tuesday after noon. He and his parents had been making their home in Houston, Texas, since 1947. but had returned to Jackson about three months ago. He has been seriously ill since returning here.

He was a member of the Kash-mere Baptist Church of Houston. He was graduated from the Jefferson Davis High School May 30, 1952 and since that time has been employed by the Baker Shoe of Houston. Before movinr to Hous ton, he attended Enoch Junior High bcnooi and was a member of the Parkway Baptist Church. His father, J. S.

Robinson was connected with the I.C.R.R. Co. while in Jackson. He is survived by his parents, John S. and Mathilda Thibodeaux Robinson: his maternal grandmother.

Mrs. A. F. Thibodeaux all of Jackson: paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs.

G. R. Robinson of Atlanta. three uncles, A. F.

and J. W. Thibodeaux of Jackson! and Paul Thibodeaux of Yazoo City, and his aunt Mrs. G. Hatch of Jackson.

Funeral services will be held from the Wright Ferguson Chap el at 10 a. m. Thursday with Dr G. Norman Price, pastor of Park way Baptist Church officiating. In terment will be in Lakewood Me morial Park.

The following will serve as pallbearers: Wilson Thomas, J. W. Thibodeaux, A. F. Thibodeaux.

W. Hatch, John P. Sauls and C. T. Stark.

Boy, 14, Confesses Five Robberies Here Police said Tuesday a 14-year-old Oakley escapee captured here late Monday has admitted being connected with five recent burglaries here. The young Negro was arrested by Ptn. J. D. Simpson and A.

R. Armour as he attempted to break into Jones and Bedwell service station on South West and Pearl streets. Chief of Detectives M. B. Pierce said the boy admitted burglarizing Newell's Grocery and Market, 2025 Whitfield Mill road, on Feb.

8, the Star Grocery. 1724 Bailey on Feb. 9, The Cash Hardware Store, 1726 Bailey on Feb. 9, Edna's Tea Room 669 South West and the Star Grocery, on Jan. 30.

In the grocery store burglaries, only groceries were reported missing. Chief Pierce said. The boy is being held for further investigation, police said. PARKED CAR STOLEN Mrs. Nell Cortner, 3765 Kings Highway, reported to police that her 1950 Dodge was stolen Sunday from, its parking place in the 700 block of East Fortification street.

The car was dark green, four door Coronet model with white sidewall tires. It had an Alabama license No. 15-1-123. Motor No. D- 34-2505-10.

Mrs. Cortner said the car was stolen between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Blood for Defense American Red Cross BOX SCORE Quota Last Week 550 pts Collection Last Week 283 pts. BLOODMOBILE SCHEDULE Rolling Fork; Moorhead; Sunflower; Open; Tougaloo.

New Lions Club On Coast To Get Charter Thursday MISSISSIPPI CITY The Mississippi City Lions Club will hold it's Charter Meeting at the Paradise Point Restaurant, on February 19, at 8:00 p. m. This meeting will be attended by members of the Lions Organization from other clubs throughout the South, as well as officials of Gulfport and Harrison County. Guests will be welcomed by the club President, George Wood. The Mississippi City Lions Club is sponsored by the Lions Club of Gulfport.

The invocation will be rendered by Rev. Stewart Smith, and the speech for the evening will be made by Paul Johnson, Jr. The presentation of the club charter will be made by Tom Peavy, District Governor of the Lions. Organization. Songs for this meeting will be led by C.

W. Cox, accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Collins on the piano. Entertainment will also be furnished by Pedro Jiminez and Karl Kostenter PARKED CAR STOLEN J. D.

Brankley, 621 Hooker reported to police Tuesday that his 1950 Mercury was stolen from the front of his residence. Brankley described the car as being a four door black model with a Mississippi license No. 358-584. Motor No. 50SL285083.

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Howard Nichols is associated with us in the care and treatment of infants children at the CHILDRENS CLINIC 529 N. State Jackson 2-6533 THE JACKSON POLICE DEPT. SAYS: NO FATALITIES FAR THIS YEAR IN JACKSON: so Take it easy, especially on hflls and curves, at intersections and railroad crossings. The life you save could be your own. The Wicks-Hickrnan Building Supplies, Inc.

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Ralph Longshore of Nashville told the State Religious Education As sociation at the Tuesday night session of its annual meeting at Park way Baptist Church here. Dr. Longshore, secretary of Co operative Field Promotion, Baptist Sunday School Board, cited the fact that from 6 to 10 thousand of the 28,000 Southern Baptist church es are not growing. "Those churches will be reached with an aggressive program as they are led in a cooperative ef fort with their sister churches," he continued. "What will work in one church will work in most of the churches in the association," he concluded as he challenged his hearers to ac cept their places of responsibility for leadership in the association.

H. B. Youngblood, educational director of Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, Meridian, is presiding over the seventh annual meeting of the group, which will close at noon Wednesday. Wednesday morning's session will include messages by Dr. John E.

Barnes, pastor Main Street Baptist Church, Hattiesburg and president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention as well as Rev. Otis Seal, pastor of First Baptist Church of Itta Bena and pastor-advisor of the group. Others on the final morning's session will be: Bryant Cummings, educational director and Charles Richey, minister of music of First Baptist Church of Brookhaven; Dr. Norman O'Neal, professor of reli gious education, Mississippi College, Clinton, and W. R.

Roberts, State Brotherhood Secretary. D. J. Wall Former Legislator, Dies MCCMOMB. Feb.

17 Services for Drew J. Wall will be held from Central Baptist Church at ten Wednesday morning, with the pastor Rev. Fred B. Bookter, and Rev. Wyatt R.

Hunter, pastor of First Baptist church officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood cemetery. He was 79. Former main street drygoods store merchant in McComb, and onetime state representative from Amite county, he died at the home of his son, former Mayor Maurice H. Wall Tuesday morning.

Born in Amite county, he served his county as a younir man as Deputy Sheriff and Justice of the Peace before being sent to the legislature. He was a deacon in Central Baptist church, and a Mason. The body is at the residence. Fellow deacons will serve as pallbearers. He leaves two sons.

Dr. C. Wall and Maurice H. Wall, both of McComb; two daughters, Mrs. G.

C. Newman and Mrs. Charles Vawter, of McComb: two brothers. Kinabrew Wall and Dewey Wall, of Shreveport, two sisters, Mrs Ollie Tate. Osyka, and Mrs.

Nan nie Lee, Kentwood, La. MORE KOREA WAR CASUALTIES WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 UPV-The Defense Department today identt tied 32 Korean War casualties. Of th total five are dead, 27 wounded.

time in time. Phone 3-4649 -4640 2-8387 2-8388 1214 North State FUNERAL SERVICE INFORMATION COURTEOUS AMBULANCE SERVICE Wright Ferguson FUNERAL HOME 350 High at N. West St. Pnano 2-3636 FLORAL COMPANY, INC. On bargo of Communist China, but that he himself isn't considering it officially.

Eisenhower also said tax cuts ought to wait until a balanced budget is in sight he doesn't know when that might be and that he will go right back to Congress and ask for more controls if price gouging starts. Those were three of the eight items the President tackled in a 32-minute news conference his first since moving into the White House. It was Eisenhower who brought up five of the subjects and discussed them one after another. For a brief time he let reporters fire questions, answering them all, without a single "no comment." Before they were through, he clipped off the meeting and whirled out of the room. While the conference was on, it I ranged over these additional topics: Korea tasennower wouldn go so far as to say is his intention eventually to replace American troops with South Koreans.

As long as tne united Nations carry re snonsibUities in Korea, he said. doesn't believe they can remove memseives entirely Secret agreements The Presi dent doesn't want Congress to repudiate in whole any once secret agreements such as the Yalta Pact. But steps will be taken to make it clear that never has the heart of America agreed to the enslavement of any people. Politics Snapping back at Adlai E. Stevenson's suggestion that the Eisenhower "business administration" may become a "Big Deal" administration, the President said he couldn't conceive of an accusation that he isn't concerned with all 158 million Americans.

In the Defense Department, which spends about two-thirds of the government's money, Eisenhower said he has placed men who made records for efficiency. Rabies Quarantine Is Issued In Jones Co. LAUREL. Feb. 17 Laurel and Jones county Monday were placed under quarantine against hydrophobia, and warnings posted that all dogs running at large without metal muzzles will be killed by any officer of the law or his de puty.

The drastic action came from Dr. J. A. Milne acting director of tne Jones county Health Depart ment on advice from the State Board of Health that the entire county is threatened with a gener al epidemic of rabies among the canine population. This means that a number of citizens, especially children, will be bitten and their lives endangered, the State Board of Health warned.

Several rabies infected dogs are known to have recently run at large in county areas and it is feared that other animals have been bitten. Last week the Jones county health department advised pet owners in one community to shut up their dogs. Mondays drastic action came unexpectedly, but dog owners were purchasing muzzles to Join in the eniorcement of the quarantine. wmch win oe luted as soon as danger has passed. Model Plane Crashes Into High Voltage Wire Kills 'Pilot' COLUMBUS UPi A model plane crashed into a high voltage wire yesterday killing its 28-year-old "pilot." L.

J. Potarcake was controlling tne piane, driven by a small gaso line engine, with a long wire. wnen the plane hit the power line electricity snot down the control wire. Dark-Room Blaze Quickly Extinguished A fire that originated in a photo graphic dark room was put out by firement early Tuesday before it spread to an adjoining house. riremen said the dark room was located in a shed behind 1357 North Lamar street and was owned by Ed Hunter.

The paint on an adjoining house at 257 East Ash street was blister ed by the flames. The house is occupied by Bob Bates. Neero. firemen said. Firemen from Station No.

fi helped the occupants of a house at 257 South Denver street sweep up eariy arter a water heater burst. Small damage was reported. Firemen listed the owner of the house as Woodroe Kearn. Central Graduates Set High Standard Graduates of Central High are settine a new high in scholastic or Women aCCOrdin -to a re- port received recently by Fred Mc- Ewen, principal of Central. Grades received at mid-term 1 1 frochmon cri 1 wiarta on avomero 2.1.

lacking one point of being a average. There were four D's. 23 C's. 40 B's, and 20 A's. The average grade of is outnumbered almost double by B's.

and nearly matched by the number of A's. The 13 girls setting the record are Shirley Gene Brown, Lula Mae Bullock, Martha Ann Crawford. El sie Aiane xviary dune oray, Sara Helen Hilton. Claire King, Anita Barry Reed. Ruth Sykes, Evana Thompson, Rita Claire Vil-lar, Bettty Anne Ward, and Martha Lorayne Whitfield.

Board Studying Library Plans City Commissioner Chalmers Alexander said Monday that tentative preliminary plans for the pro posed new library on North State and Yazoo streets have been drafted by N. W. Overstreet and As sociates, architects. The plans are being studied by the library board. Alexander said the city will start advertising Wednesday for bids on the demolition of the old First Presbyterian church, now on the site of the proposed library.

The architect's preliminary plans call for a building with three floors, two above the sidewalk and a basement underneath the sidewalk. Commissioner Alexander said. He described the proposed building as having a classical influence with an open plate glass front to allow ample natural light. In the rear of the building will be a parking lot for 25 cars. The entrance to the lot will be on Yazoo street.

The rear entrance to the proposed library will open into the basement floor, the commissioner said. Wallace---- Contlooed from pi( 1 nected with crimes in their cities. Wallace was born near Gadsden, and for a time was known as the "robber who robs gamblers." Police here said they have reports the Cadillac he was driving was won in a gambling game at Mar tinsvilie. Police at Martinsville said he purchased license plates for the car there but gave his address as Petersburg, and used the name of Paul Akers on the regis tration card. The "wanted" bulletin listed him as a highway robber, habitual criminal and a fugitive from Jus tice.

He had been sentenced to eight years for a crime in David son County, and has seived sentences in Alabama, Kentucky and Missouri; Tennessee state Director Attor ney Carlton Loser was reported on his way here tonight to confer with Police Chier J. Hiiiyer Boice as to Wallace's future. Wallace probably will be tried here for his part in the drug store affair and would have to serve his sentence here before he could be sent back to Tennessee. City Jaiier C. M.

Watts said he is not overly impressed by the prisoner and does not expect to add any guards. He said Wallace "is pretty secure where he is, and don't think he is going anywhere until we want him to." TO VISIT FT. BENNING FORT BENNING. Feb. 17 1 (INS) Fort Benning authorities announced today that five leading Chinese Nationalist generals, 1- cludlng Generalissimo Chiang Kai- CUlr'.

mill rlo Vo A post on March 2. equipment, marking the first use of such equipment for aircoach service The new aircoach service, to begin March 1, will be in addition to a new daytime Convair roundtrip Detween Atlanta ana Dallas via New Orleans, Birmingham Shreveport. a On this Ash Wednesday can not you Decide to be more reverent too?" Julien C. Hyer. PAGES FROM THE PAST TEN YEARS AGO Dr.

M. L. Smith, at Millsaps, college entertained as his guest, Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins. president of the University of Chicago, and one cf the youngest heads of a major educational institution in the ration.

Dr. Hutchins spoke at the Millsaps chapel exercises I J. R. McLeod of the Jackson Police force was assign ed to the detective bureau, it was announced by Chief of Detectives J. M.

Stockton who said MeLeod is replacing Detective Roy Luke who recently entered military service Miss Ruth Leah Op- penheim, of 913 Madison street, has been ordered to report to Hunter College in New York to begin training in the Waves. She is a 1940 graduate of Central High and attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

D. Oppenheim of Jackson Memorial services were held at the Brandon Baptist Church before an overflow congregation gathered to pay tribute to Lt. Lesley Francis Myers who was killed in action in China a little more than a month ago. TWENTY YEARS AGO James Ford, of Clinton, entered 6Chool at Mississippi College after completing an assignment in Alaska for the Smithsonian Institution at Washington in the field of archaeology. R.

N. Whitfield, director of the bureau of communicable diseases in the State Board of Health, appeared as a participant before the examining board of the American Medical Association in convention at Chicago. Lemly, pioneer resident of Jackson and one of its most beloved citizens, remained critically ill at his home. 702 North President street. He is given little chance for recovery determined gunman with 'poor aim attempted to as-sasinate President-elect Franklin D.

Roosevelt in Miami and instead his bullet struck down Mayor Anton Joseph Cermak of Chicago. Four other people were wounded. THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO Rev. and Mrs. W.

P. McLennoa and three sons moved into a residence on Hooker street near the Seventh Day Adventist Church of which Rev. McLennon is the new pastor. Margaret Kinsead Thompson of Yazoo City was the only woman dele- gate to attend the southwide conference on methods of fighting the pink boll worm, with the principal meeting being held in the House of Representatives in the New Capitol. Patrick Henry was the principal speaker at a rally of over 1500 Negroes assembled in Brandon for the first county-wide field day of the rural schools.

Dr. Laurence C. Jones, principal of Piney woods school made a patriotic and inspirational address to the group Jim Hailey, principal of the Joseph L. Power elementary school in Jackson, went home to Crystal Srpings for a few days visit with relatives and friends..